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I don't believe it is any new business. The cement is just going by rail now instead of barge.

I swung by Rockland yard today and was surprised to see the yard full. I took some quick pictures, but they are all too poor quality to post.

CP's contract ends on Dec 31st, 2025

CP 2279, a GP20C-ECO is now running on the Rockland Branch. It replaced 3803.

CEFX 3803 is now in Rockland.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/190136753 ... 320947038/

I checked the Rockland yard and there are no boxes in sight. Just whales and hoppers.

BandA wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 2:17 am Is the Rockland branch unprofitable?

eustis22 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:32 am >How sweet to see maine Eastern come back.

Um, what? I thought the Morristown & Erie owned that flag (since fallen)?

ok. i guess i just never noticed til now.

So yesterday I drove past the Rockland yard and noticed for the first time that 2004 has 'Remote contolled' painted on the tail end. Has that always been there? Do they run it remotely now?

The newest pictures of 488/489 make my heart sink. They were so beautiful back in the MERR days.

Pedestrian strike in Biddeford. No further details that I've heard but that area has a history of trespasser fatalities. It certainly does. There have been more Downeaster pedestrian strikes in Biddeford than in any other community on the route. Is there any underlying reason for this? Geographical...

I'm currently on 695 waiting on the siding in Wells. We have to wait for a south bound that hit someone. They aren't sure how long we'll be waiting for. We waited at the Wells' station for about 20 mins before going north to move over for the southbound which has passed us. Now we are waiting for in...

Now I know why I just heard a train horn at 9:40pm. I was thinking the train was coming in from Brunswick late. Wish I read this post earlier. I would have gone down the road to catch it.

So it seems the town of Madison is really trying to get them to look there. Is there even any usable rail close by?

How do they know when the last car has passed a speed limit increase sign in the real world with a mile long consist?

any idea where this work is going to take place?